For those with backyard envy

For those with backyard envy

Lenny Gilmore/RedEye

Ada Street 1664 N. Ada St. 773-697-7069 The scene: Behind this tucked-away East Bucktown bar/restaurant, a garage door opens up to a walled-in hideaway with throwback tin tables for two and picnic tables for groups, all nestled on a bed of bright green artificial turf. Checkered napkins, a pingpong table, string lights across the open roof and a grill complete the backyard barbecue theme. Though the dining room accepts reservations, patio seating is first-come, first-served. Expect a wait after 8 p.m. The crowd: The drinks-and-small-plates draw of the dining room continues out back, where groups of 20- and 30-somethings split time between ordering "just one more" round of cocktails and salmon tartare and calling dibs on the next game of pingpong. As the night wears on, the music grows louder and drinks keep flowing -- making it feel more like a backyard party than a dining room. With cocktails priced at $11, tabs rack up quickly. --Emily Van Zandt

Ada Street 1664 N. Ada St. 773-697-7069 The scene: Behind this tucked-away East Bucktown bar/restaurant, a garage door opens up to a walled-in hideaway with throwback tin tables for two and picnic tables for groups, all nestled on a bed of bright green artificial turf. Checkered napkins, a pingpong table, string lights across the open roof and a grill complete the backyard barbecue theme. Though the dining room accepts reservations, patio seating is first-come, first-served. Expect a wait after 8 p.m. The crowd: The drinks-and-small-plates draw of the dining room continues out back, where groups of 20- and 30-somethings split time between ordering "just one more" round of cocktails and salmon tartare and calling dibs on the next game of pingpong. As the night wears on, the music grows louder and drinks keep flowing -- making it feel more like a backyard party than a dining room. With cocktails priced at $11, tabs rack up quickly. --Emily Van Zandt (Lenny Gilmore/RedEye)

Ada Street 1664 N. Ada St. 773-697-7069 The scene: Behind this tucked-away East Bucktown bar/restaurant, a garage door opens up to a walled-in hideaway with throwback tin tables for two and picnic tables for groups, all nestled on a bed of bright green artificial turf. Checkered napkins, a pingpong table, string lights across the open roof and a grill complete the backyard barbecue theme. Though the dining room accepts reservations, patio seating is first-come, first-served. Expect a wait after 8 p.m. The crowd: The drinks-and-small-plates draw of the dining room continues out back, where groups of 20- and 30-somethings split time between ordering "just one more" round of cocktails and salmon tartare and calling dibs on the next game of pingpong. As the night wears on, the music grows louder and drinks keep flowing -- making it feel more like a backyard party than a dining room. With cocktails priced at $11, tabs rack up quickly. --Emily Van Zandt